If this is the case you'll want to scan the disc with A-Ray Scanner ( http://www.aray-software.com/ ) to determine what type of protection is being used. Some of Data/Media CD's use different protections than the PC games do.

Your choice of software to purchase can depend on what else you may use them for. All three are very good at PC protections but they also have individual strengths/weaknesses.

CloneCD is a very competent program with an easy to use interface and will copy just about any protection. It's main downfall is that it gets blacklisted quite often meaning certain games refuse to run if they detect CloneCD on your system.

Alcohol 120% is the most versatile of the three. It supports multiple virtual drives and has some very good emulation options for those who don't have EFM capable burners. It's also very good at backing up SafeDisc but has a hard time with the newer versions of SecuROM.

BlindWrite is my personal favorite. It works magic against SecuROM and as well as SafeDisc up to version 3.20 (BW 4.57 is needed for SafeDisc 3.20.022). The basic interface is very simple but if you want more options you can use a small app called BlindWrite5 Tweaker to gain much more control over the settings.

lol. sounds like a busy household. what kind of music do you spin? I don't really DJ anymore...haven't for about 3 years. just haven't had time as I've gotten into teaching audio lately. I used to DJ weddings off of my computer. holy crap, it was the easiest gig ever. Good money, same songs over and over, everyone is always in a good mood at weddings, and free booze. It was a sweet job. I was quite sad when I had to sell my setup.

house is good, I listen to a lot of trance and jungle. I've always wanted to learn how to spin on turntables. I did all my DJing off of my computer, which worked for the gigs I did. But like you said, it takes a LOT of patience. I actually have a Technics 1200, but I just listen with it. Tried scratching, but ended up scratching my records and messing up the needle, so I got frustrated and gave it up.

I'll repost when I find out what type of encryption my language CDs have.

btw... what type of mod do you have in your ps2 geestar20? I just bought a pre-modded ps2 with a matrix infinity... hoping to see how it works when it shows up... any suggestions for backup software? thx
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